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y$jjj iv^imf^tflm r 1 atpt^^tp published wÂ»kkt.t by allmand hall tuesday january a u6 ['â€¢'>'â€¢ ix jto a li state papers i she constantly referred to treaties already : concluded had no other view upon the same ground she proposed to act as a media tor between fiance and england but was not accepted since the renewal of ihe wÂ»r the french government thinks itself compe tent to occupy those countries and deprive them of their commerce which in vain ap peal to their neutrality : his imperial ma jesty wa thereby alarmed not indeed on his own account since from the actual situa tion and power of his empire his majesty ' can remain a quiet spectator of those duÂ«i uressing scenes ; but lie was alarmed for lie security of the other states of europe ' " his majesty repeatedly urged with the | french government tmt always ineffectually that those countries at least miould be per mitted to remain neutral whose neutrality i france and russia had guaranteed by mutual | treaties his majesty also repeatedly disqlo 'â– sed his sentiments vith respect to those ;' states that are already in danger of sharing t the fate of iluly of a art of germany and of the other countriesvhir.h france has al ready got in her possesmon meanwhile the emperor aw in spite of all his exertions and remonstrances the danger increasing daily french troops on the one side oc cupying the coasts of the adriatic on the other levying contributions on the hanse towns and menacing denmark ; conse quently his imperial majesty has resolv ed as the theatre of wir approaches his frontier to establish a military force which shall be adequate to put a stop to further en | croachmenls the fact s notorious to all i europe â€” the emperer wts particularly de sirous that it mij;ht not fenaain unknown to the french government and the mutual ex planations always referred o the same ob jects never then did ahy government act more candidly or for a purpose which re quires lens secrecy or is subject to less fahc constructions than russia did in the present circumstance if this conduct be not up righ if it can be considered as hostile to france or an attack on the welfare and tranquilitp of the g ., mart empire then tiiere is no longer any diiference existing between manifest encroachments on the one part and that just indignation which the other part muht conseaucntlv f iw ; - â€” -"--Â«- n n,i a fence ; bettveen the oppression and protec tion of the weak " the undersigned will not in this place examine by the law of nations the ques tion whether the french government be justified in persecuting in every country those persons whom it has exiled from their own and in prescribing to foreign powers the manner in which they shall be permitted to treat or to employ the late emigrants whom they may have adopted for their sub jects or employed in their service such a tenet ta at variance with every principle of justice ; nay with those principles which the l'rench nation has so solemnly proclaim ed to suppose that russia attacks the in dependence of the states of europe because she will not permit a person in her employ ment abroad to be appointed somewhere else at the will of the french government were to confohiid all ideas and words ; or because she claims another person vho is a natural ized ruasiari and has just low been deliver ed up by another stale khout any pre vious trial and contrary to very uppearance of justice " never did the empenr protect conspi rators his noble and uprigit character is too well known to all europe tnrequire an elabo rate contradiction of this aserticn as false s it u indecent the ftnch government itself is convinced of the ontrary ; it need ' only remember that the ktaperor has ire ] qucntiy declared that if tich an iilcusafion { were proved against any iussian in his em i ploytnent he would hasiei to punish bint j most severely fora crime uiiich he considers as of n most heinous natire jiut the cabi net of st cjcnirt retnrnc no answer to this cahdid communication lor did it furnish any pr<Â«of to support its retensions ; it has then no right to complainif it unsupported demands not ihring comped with jlut at the present moment . wl-n portugal was obiigod to pnrchase her iputrality ; when naples to save her's was:onrpellcd to con i tribute at an enormous expnse to the main tenance of the french tronÂ»s on her own ter ritory ; when all italy eaecially those re publics that had been promiijd independence and happiness â€” when switzerland and hol land were considered merey as french pro vinces when one part of the german em pire is occupied while in atxlher part french detachments execute arrest in contempt of the sacred law of nations â€” a such a moment ihe emperor will leave to dlftbe states alledg td nay to the impartial opin on of the cabinet 1 st cloud itself the derision of the ques tion which of the two rissitt or france menaces the security of f.urjpe ? â€” which of them acts on principles the most favourable to the independence of other states ? â€” which interferes m<.st in the govcrimiient and inter nal police of other rountries and practises t lie most arbitrary acts bgamlt tl'im ? " although the sorrow which the emperor felt at this alarming situation of affairs was [ the following art the two notes presented by m d'uuckil the russian charge d affaires at paris to the french minister of foreign uijfairs referred t under the landon head id our last veck't gazettk ii article of lh sai c'oivt-inion the ivcifch ' kovfni.in.nt thuu pj-owlyc t i-ialilish in i meflihulv some pi ins tile of co'licert with his liiijuiiiil ii jts | v f tj . , v , m | a i rif , thfe basil upon wlncli the affair t i ituty kb u foul ly adjusted %> s 1'limt it sv.ii engage in conformity 16 the 6th ankle of n.c convention irc.r iiili'l alltl ll)c ploll.lju v â– ,'-..â– Â»./;;â€¢ bjfcfjj /. fui.f/0 loiiul.-mi.ilv niuÂ»oiitdeja/,tlÂ»t kh i saiilinla.lt)r ihe iosics u boa m'blainecl -- " u that in vii-inc of tlu oblipniu n of Â« ui'ituaj miarauie nd nifdmtion t*ie i rer.i !> goyennw^rtt shail promiie lifjrocdinlcly to evacuate and withdraw its troops from ihe north ofutrniany ; i>nd cuter into an en ugi â€¢ rneiit to respect in the strictest hiann'tr t u neutrality of tin cermunk lied " tiit l'ii(ltrsi[;iie bus ton'ild that i c has nviivt i orders from his cÂ»vtrhim*nt io de mand r categorical ausiixr o these four points in i avails i}|ps^ftif ihis opnorttwii t^i&c sifintd p d'oudril " i'akib aici 16-28 vi " vbc undersigned charge d'akaiks ol his majesty t,h kmperor o i i!it rvtties in answer to the notx traiu'niittcd lu hjtn i / the minister for foreign aflaira feels it in cunibent on him to confine 1 ui.seli to the recojwtyiritiot oi t1iÂ«,t conduct which his uu gust muiiter has oi)stant!y held lowiuds the french government the plaiti txposition of wliicli will sulfitienuy dflhiouatrafe t!,e nti tuie of the rocipro.ciiy v!iirh he ir,s in his turu xpi-ritnced from that power " rom the moment that 1.i mpirsl as scenrfed the throne k t ji.uoured w.u nil his taius jl.'ly c.-21 " the note which the citizen minister of foreign affairs transmitted to the under signed charge d'aflaires from his majesty the emperor of all the liussias he did not jail to transmit to st peteriburgh ; l)tit the undersigned has to declare that his court greatly disapproved his receiving a paper winch did nu answer hit preceding official coinmunicutioi.s and was by no means e'ul ' ulaii-.d to be laid before his august sove tipn the said paper however is at length come under the notice of hi imperial ma jesty who saw with surprise that its con tents consisted altogether of such assertions as ure not only unfounded but also wholly unconnected with the note of the 2'jd the emperor already moved by the calamities which oppfesi a great part of europe and liy the clangers which threaten the german empire whose interest russia is particularly boniu to support in conformity to her obli gations received intelligence of another re cent violation of the law of nations which was perpetrated at ettenheim : he there fore thought himself bound to invite the as sembled states of the gcunan empire and the german princes to concur with him in jointly protesting against the french fjovern inimit to whom his majes y communicated the same sentiments in hopes that it would repair the insult offered 10 the german league and allay the fears of europe for t!ic repetition of similar 01 tinges " the french government vould not.avoid in return an answer to this plain declaration from his majesty the emperor : but the eva sive reply which was made it offeusive to russia io the german empire nd to france herself it impairs the good inde'rstanding which slit declares her wish to preserve but the effects whereof russia has not hitherto perceived " we live no longer in those barbarous times vheit every country regarded only her immediate interest ; modern jvrfity f*..'...u.i upon tlie law of nations has introduced cer tain principles especting the interest ot'tlie whole community of status so slate could view with indifference the event already men tioned which gave snch a dreadful blor to the independence and security of nations by the p;;ace of teschen russia undertook to guarantee and mecjiate for the german empire ; in this vjuan'ty h*s imperial ma jesty was not merely justified in raising his voice on this occasion but w-as absolutely bound to i!o it the french government hearing a simitar quality takes the liberty of violating the neutrality of gcrlhahy mid to act irliitrarily on that u-rritovy i u difficult to conceive how his imperial majesty should he incompetent to stand ip for the german l'mpirs the security and indi p-mk-iicc of v!iic!i hi has guaranteed " it would be in vain to attempt to explain otherwise the conduct of russia whose mo li-ii's are so evident or to discover therein the influence of the 1 enemies of france ; it sole ni'iiive is the wretched condition to \ liich the french government by its influ er:rj has reduced ehtrope should russia jvi-oposc to establish a coalition i\;r the puf sc oi renewing the vir on the contintnt it would in t a all be required to seek any j:n i'ounded ca\ise for it the french govern rrtetit has long given too much and too just cause 1 for br easing i!-,c hands of harmony which the emperor bus tireierved therely by his mode ratten and which he desired to pre s rvu for ever no person and the french government least of ail cÂ«n mistake the viewh of the cahirrct of st petersburgh since his imper'rai mujestv bo explicitly de clared even befofts'djj'e present vav how ne . txssnry it u s to intiour for tlie consolidation oi peftcd ; to prevrni hew revolutions in eli rjpe ; to av:'u ctire'fiillj every cuuhc for'mis ' " t ; iiiu tp l''t ev.-ry state quietly enjoy i 1 h iiuh^iirnck-nrf 1 . a1 the same time russia <' iblnsarf to 1 he french cabinet libw ni'ich t'.i 1 sired that this l.rter power might ron tim.ut to ennsnttriata the preitfit order f things that it shouldruy its moderation and i't.u-ri su-.'ness give a hope to the other sltlh if f.itrow tfiftt every government could m les't after tfie uvhippy war which i~,t so mud lilobd i â– otc itself with safety s\nd c;Â»iiet to tl rtnppinc s of the people en trusted t 'â€¢â€¢ i r from desiring to rekindle tl e fllmtes'rtf war on 1 he continent his rus si.^n m:iy-">m most ardently wishes to stifle thasa same-si every vbere ; hit his majesty !. rliours thitfpatticuiav ffivh thut'tle french â– ivernmetrti rs ii preu-nd to the same dt â€¢â– 'â€¢.". would l f li'-si nfftons alone who wish | no'.ltinff ino'-c i',.-i'vcn!!v t to ivoiil taking !| ., â€¢ '.â€¢:â€¢ ; u ihe pit'-.tfiit tv v â€¢-. " 1'ii^s was t^c on 1 '. jthftti'fifh unfortntiate i i 'Â«â– (â€¢ ilr cjm of riiir.'.ii'.'uy it proved ah '! .â– .. tit'iii iÂ«.!i of rrts^rfl which never ar vi.ited iv m those principles ; every step she , ill w'.'.h the ft m government which i care to renew lie nr.od imcmigente which had formerly pnv^ikd between fitnce ulitl russia his imperi.i miijisiy in aiiuciput illg t!:e explanations v hicli v.'re <<> jirndo <-â– b milirl and permanent whder.itthnciink '>Â«> twi.cn the two commies was hnppy iii the 1'fimu-sion ihfit be wntikl hy hkh mt'titis ef feciikilly tvintnbiitc to tin rcnernl pacifica tion of lf.nropc i 1e tianqiniiij o vhuli htd ' bi-en loo long distmu^i l>y i tÂ«:cht8 which orciisinsicd hit w;.r that v t . s u-miin u <\ \ y u_a tunty of lqnevilic jlie rt;,<!:n<s.'5 wnir.ii his miijuaiy th*wed to make peace n.ith the 1'ii-ncli royeri\gii(fat ai the time ii was at war with several othlr owerji the renewal of the iornier j'ptraty vl cnmmfei pt , wl'ich was entirely to tht advuntdge of ranoe tbfe vj...o t | rtffictrt of rusmu in brinp in al>omt a recrmciliation between th he public and the ottoman poneâ€”are all r i . yindng proofs of the dispiaaition of his via jesty and of his wifchea to neglect nolhtpg m his pdit whi_ch could tend to cohsoltdal that connexion which he hoped ruittht t^ibt for ever i as notorious as the ojiinion he entertained of it he nevertheless held himself bound to | lake his declaration as explicit as possible that it might not with truth be said that there was not a single government on the con tinent which hnd the courage to raise its voice m the caustr of justice Â» and that the russhin government might not be charged with hav ing omitted to call tije attention or i\s co-es tates to the dreadful consequent which musi necessarily ensue from a further neglert of order and cf thbso principles on which their well being and their twiritv depend it does not appear how itcoi-iu be so easily pro vetl in the present disp:t unrthftvnria by protesting against a manifest iu!atior itf tlie ww of nations committed beyond the limits of the fret>ch repnbliq.on u neutral territory ol the german empire by a guaranteeing and mediating power had ther by interfered in the internal affairs c france ; find to inter ! re in which the emperor never had ih most distant idea every state is indeed j competent to outlaw a person within its p-.vn limits ; but no state ins a right arbitrarily to place any pet ton dilt of t!>e protection of the law of nations ; because the latter does i not depend upon the decrees of any single tate but is grounded upon the unanimous will of the common we iih of sovereign states thus the french government could at mb&t demand of the princes of the german em pire in conformity to the treaty otluneville that the emigrants in their states who had not yet made the choice of a jfmtntry and a pjainst whom authentic proofs could be pro duced sho\i!d be removed ; but the french povtrnmtnt was by no means justified in the invasion of those states sword in bund to curry oft such persons by main force it will hardly be credited that the french cabinet could t maintain its erroneous pi^i ci|me deviate so far vom every reqni'iie dt coium and the regard due to truth as to ii ledge examples which were aitagetiier im pr>perto be mentioned ; thtu it should in an oflxial document recall even a father's death | to the recollection of his illustrious son in i oher to wound his tender feelings ; ai-d tf.at j 1 it should contrary to all truth and all proba bility raise an accusation against another i>o vernment whom france never ceases to r jÂ«Â«in a i **^<( 7 because she is at war with " france has endeavoured in vain o ius ti.ly hersell by the nost extraordinary surmi sei and suggestions ; but they canriot a!uv the state of the present question nor can thev be made to justify with effect dli arbitr*ry act which annihilates the leading hnd hither to unchsputed principle of the law of nations jt is not by any means netessary to analvxe j hie whole contents of the note fi'^m t)ie*c-i ti/cn minister lor foreign aftirrs in order to be qpnyinced that it is evasive rind uftsatis iaclory f t e object be considered which the lmperor proposed when he in the coa , se oi last spring caused the notes to be d.livu ed at ms m at uatisbon : it is aune'v cn t irom the said french note th.it the french government mther wished to increase the em peror's jiut indignation since its only object in tjr.it note is in mi inderent manner to a vait the important question proposed inst la d ol qftvnog u candid investigation of it 1 he lmperor is however superior to the emotions of personal resentment ue has principally at heart the wcll-beiny and tranqmlity of eurojie : he,therclbre lots not hesitate to make a last effdh for the pits-r vf pn if possible o f a friehdty intercourse with france his majesty's sole h1s1i is â€¢ that peace may revive in europe ; that no pcrjon njuy assume any authority wharsoev/-r over any other state ; and that tlie french government do acknowledge an ' equalitv of gilts fpi infeiior states but who are not'icis ndepcklent than france rnssia it cannot tnri Â° fu;n / e peated entertains not the hia'st c inat on , or fi nopcan 9h benefitec , hv hi r confltlct u a'one be influenced by ue pressure of circumstance she may ' nsstt p 1 "^ the french ad | r,,,Â»i governmch^'vy'rli.aii opinion of the tht latter will not remain an idle or iinlihcr v ent spectator of any new encroachments â€¢ ' his majesty the emperor of russia is not himself innuenced by fear n.-rdoes he wish to direct its operations to the minds of others it is his desire to preserve his former rela tions with france but upon no other grourd than that of perfect equality the first con dition is that the terms mutually agreed upon shall be sacredly fulfilled and on this condi tion only can the two state after what lias happened enjoy their former relation of good will and amity Â« the undersigned has been ordered to declare that he cannot prolong hi stay at paris unless the following demands are pie viously granted " i that conformably to the 4th and 5th articles ( f the secret convention of the 1 uh of october 180 the french government shall order its troops to evacuate the k.t'g dom of naples ; and when thy is done that it shall engage to respect the neutrality of that kingdom daring the present and ftjij fu ture war â€¢' 2 that in conformity to the secj " since that period when in consequence ot the misfortunes which germany expend - ced in the course of the ar and thitt many at embers of the germane body were put um'er tie necessity of iubmittin k lo n.i ke sacnfi ts and that it became necrsÂ«nry to asceitnin thoke sacv.licev for the purpotc i cltling the indemnities that wÂ«r to cor pensnte lor their losses the fit eror con wilted to heroine a joint vcdi;iiri will i e iicnch government in the roidia hr.pc tliht the act of mediation would stf.l the tranquility of the comment i he cnoi-u tion of this suliitaiy nrrk allowrd l.is inpu rial majesty lo tiun his attention to the n gagements whicii frai.cc voluntarily entered , into at the period of tlie foncliisiÂ»,i of htr peace with riihma his impcria majesty huvinp icrwpulomly fulfilled those which he entered into with i ranee hnd a right to ex pect that the french government would iriÂ«n have shewn itself jnÂ»Â»r,us to ecjlia his punc tuality and to peiioim ith own obligations however reasonable this expectation wb it has never beer rtnlizcrl ; and the french government to far from shewing any isp - litionto fulfil them has taken no little m\n t if the undwwgned may use the expreikioo to retard their acfloi-npljshmcr.t hy"the';-n^n'<.r f l^si "^ hern still to look for thi.t iiutmnity whieli fte â€¢ cabinet of tht thuilleries hÂ«d sr-lemnly pledged itself to ruaiia to allow him t1 l which the latter hits continually detum di'd 'â€¢ the kins of naples who was freed or a^hort time from the presence bl n 1 nrli army in his kingdom behold it apain oc cupying i'is provinces under a pretext the nature of which is not known to iii nea politan majetty ; and he is irefpiently placed out of the line eft independent states â€” 1 he n presentations of russia i'ounrtrd ii n the nolemn stipulaticn of france ito eemmer the kingdom oi nuplei a neutral scte and to er.jov ll the advaiuai'es of neutrality have been productwe f r.o dttermiriatioii tavcur silje to that tiw'.r u the whole oi italy hns been < hvtt&a by the innovationk which the rovernn'tm r '*^ lne i republic has caused it lo undergo since tin t-oii elusion of the pt:<ce between rtflia aijd frai â€¢.', wiihout any preliminary conceii j with his imperial mÂ«.Â»eÂ»lyi althoujth it had i ! een agtccd upon by tt.c o noweir a th

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y$jjj iv^imf^tflm r 1 atpt^^tp published wÂ»kkt.t by allmand hall tuesday january a u6 ['â€¢'>'â€¢ ix jto a li state papers i she constantly referred to treaties already : concluded had no other view upon the same ground she proposed to act as a media tor between fiance and england but was not accepted since the renewal of ihe wÂ»r the french government thinks itself compe tent to occupy those countries and deprive them of their commerce which in vain ap peal to their neutrality : his imperial ma jesty wa thereby alarmed not indeed on his own account since from the actual situa tion and power of his empire his majesty ' can remain a quiet spectator of those duÂ«i uressing scenes ; but lie was alarmed for lie security of the other states of europe ' " his majesty repeatedly urged with the | french government tmt always ineffectually that those countries at least miould be per mitted to remain neutral whose neutrality i france and russia had guaranteed by mutual | treaties his majesty also repeatedly disqlo 'â– sed his sentiments vith respect to those ;' states that are already in danger of sharing t the fate of iluly of a art of germany and of the other countriesvhir.h france has al ready got in her possesmon meanwhile the emperor aw in spite of all his exertions and remonstrances the danger increasing daily french troops on the one side oc cupying the coasts of the adriatic on the other levying contributions on the hanse towns and menacing denmark ; conse quently his imperial majesty has resolv ed as the theatre of wir approaches his frontier to establish a military force which shall be adequate to put a stop to further en | croachmenls the fact s notorious to all i europe â€” the emperer wts particularly de sirous that it mij;ht not fenaain unknown to the french government and the mutual ex planations always referred o the same ob jects never then did ahy government act more candidly or for a purpose which re quires lens secrecy or is subject to less fahc constructions than russia did in the present circumstance if this conduct be not up righ if it can be considered as hostile to france or an attack on the welfare and tranquilitp of the g ., mart empire then tiiere is no longer any diiference existing between manifest encroachments on the one part and that just indignation which the other part muht conseaucntlv f iw ; - â€” -"--Â«- n n,i a fence ; bettveen the oppression and protec tion of the weak " the undersigned will not in this place examine by the law of nations the ques tion whether the french government be justified in persecuting in every country those persons whom it has exiled from their own and in prescribing to foreign powers the manner in which they shall be permitted to treat or to employ the late emigrants whom they may have adopted for their sub jects or employed in their service such a tenet ta at variance with every principle of justice ; nay with those principles which the l'rench nation has so solemnly proclaim ed to suppose that russia attacks the in dependence of the states of europe because she will not permit a person in her employ ment abroad to be appointed somewhere else at the will of the french government were to confohiid all ideas and words ; or because she claims another person vho is a natural ized ruasiari and has just low been deliver ed up by another stale khout any pre vious trial and contrary to very uppearance of justice " never did the empenr protect conspi rators his noble and uprigit character is too well known to all europe tnrequire an elabo rate contradiction of this aserticn as false s it u indecent the ftnch government itself is convinced of the ontrary ; it need ' only remember that the ktaperor has ire ] qucntiy declared that if tich an iilcusafion { were proved against any iussian in his em i ploytnent he would hasiei to punish bint j most severely fora crime uiiich he considers as of n most heinous natire jiut the cabi net of st cjcnirt retnrnc no answer to this cahdid communication lor did it furnish any pr s 1'limt it sv.ii engage in conformity 16 the 6th ankle of n.c convention irc.r iiili'l alltl ll)c ploll.lju v â– ,'-..â– Â»./;;â€¢ bjfcfjj /. fui.f/0 loiiul.-mi.ilv niuÂ»oiitdeja/,tlÂ»t kh i saiilinla.lt)r ihe iosics u boa m'blainecl -- " u that in vii-inc of tlu oblipniu n of Â« ui'ituaj miarauie nd nifdmtion t*ie i rer.i !> goyennw^rtt shail promiie lifjrocdinlcly to evacuate and withdraw its troops from ihe north ofutrniany ; i>nd cuter into an en ugi â€¢ rneiit to respect in the strictest hiann'tr t u neutrality of tin cermunk lied " tiit l'ii(ltrsi[;iie bus ton'ild that i c has nviivt i orders from his cÂ»vtrhim*nt io de mand r categorical ausiixr o these four points in i avails i}|ps^ftif ihis opnorttwii t^i&c sifintd p d'oudril " i'akib aici 16-28 vi " vbc undersigned charge d'akaiks ol his majesty t,h kmperor o i i!it rvtties in answer to the notx traiu'niittcd lu hjtn i / the minister for foreign aflaira feels it in cunibent on him to confine 1 ui.seli to the recojwtyiritiot oi t1iÂ«,t conduct which his uu gust muiiter has oi)stant!y held lowiuds the french government the plaiti txposition of wliicli will sulfitienuy dflhiouatrafe t!,e nti tuie of the rocipro.ciiy v!iirh he ir,s in his turu xpi-ritnced from that power " rom the moment that 1.i mpirsl as scenrfed the throne k t ji.uoured w.u nil his taius jl.'ly c.-21 " the note which the citizen minister of foreign affairs transmitted to the under signed charge d'aflaires from his majesty the emperor of all the liussias he did not jail to transmit to st peteriburgh ; l)tit the undersigned has to declare that his court greatly disapproved his receiving a paper winch did nu answer hit preceding official coinmunicutioi.s and was by no means e'ul ' ulaii-.d to be laid before his august sove tipn the said paper however is at length come under the notice of hi imperial ma jesty who saw with surprise that its con tents consisted altogether of such assertions as ure not only unfounded but also wholly unconnected with the note of the 2'jd the emperor already moved by the calamities which oppfesi a great part of europe and liy the clangers which threaten the german empire whose interest russia is particularly boniu to support in conformity to her obli gations received intelligence of another re cent violation of the law of nations which was perpetrated at ettenheim : he there fore thought himself bound to invite the as sembled states of the gcunan empire and the german princes to concur with him in jointly protesting against the french fjovern inimit to whom his majes y communicated the same sentiments in hopes that it would repair the insult offered 10 the german league and allay the fears of europe for t!ic repetition of similar 01 tinges " the french government vould not.avoid in return an answer to this plain declaration from his majesty the emperor : but the eva sive reply which was made it offeusive to russia io the german empire nd to france herself it impairs the good inde'rstanding which slit declares her wish to preserve but the effects whereof russia has not hitherto perceived " we live no longer in those barbarous times vheit every country regarded only her immediate interest ; modern jvrfity f*..'...u.i upon tlie law of nations has introduced cer tain principles especting the interest ot'tlie whole community of status so slate could view with indifference the event already men tioned which gave snch a dreadful blor to the independence and security of nations by the p;;ace of teschen russia undertook to guarantee and mecjiate for the german empire ; in this vjuan'ty h*s imperial ma jesty was not merely justified in raising his voice on this occasion but w-as absolutely bound to i!o it the french government hearing a simitar quality takes the liberty of violating the neutrality of gcrlhahy mid to act irliitrarily on that u-rritovy i u difficult to conceive how his imperial majesty should he incompetent to stand ip for the german l'mpirs the security and indi p-mk-iicc of v!iic!i hi has guaranteed " it would be in vain to attempt to explain otherwise the conduct of russia whose mo li-ii's are so evident or to discover therein the influence of the 1 enemies of france ; it sole ni'iiive is the wretched condition to \ liich the french government by its influ er:rj has reduced ehtrope should russia jvi-oposc to establish a coalition i\;r the puf sc oi renewing the vir on the contintnt it would in t a all be required to seek any j:n i'ounded ca\ise for it the french govern rrtetit has long given too much and too just cause 1 for br easing i!-,c hands of harmony which the emperor bus tireierved therely by his mode ratten and which he desired to pre s rvu for ever no person and the french government least of ail cÂ«n mistake the viewh of the cahirrct of st petersburgh since his imper'rai mujestv bo explicitly de clared even befofts'djj'e present vav how ne . txssnry it u s to intiour for tlie consolidation oi peftcd ; to prevrni hew revolutions in eli rjpe ; to av:'u ctire'fiillj every cuuhc for'mis ' " t ; iiiu tp l''t ev.-ry state quietly enjoy i 1 h iiuh^iirnck-nrf 1 . a1 the same time russia m most ardently wishes to stifle thasa same-si every vbere ; hit his majesty !. rliours thitfpatticuiav ffivh thut'tle french â– ivernmetrti rs ii preu-nd to the same dt â€¢â– 'â€¢.". would l f li'-si nfftons alone who wish | no'.ltinff ino'-c i',.-i'vcn!!v t to ivoiil taking !| ., â€¢ '.â€¢:â€¢ ; u ihe pit'-.tfiit tv v â€¢-. " 1'ii^s was t^c on 1 '. jthftti'fifh unfortntiate i i 'Â«â– (â€¢ ilr cjm of riiir.'.ii'.'uy it proved ah '! .â– .. tit'iii iÂ«.!i of rrts^rfl which never ar vi.ited iv m those principles ; every step she , ill w'.'.h the ft m government which i care to renew lie nr.od imcmigente which had formerly pnv^ikd between fitnce ulitl russia his imperi.i miijisiy in aiiuciput illg t!:e explanations v hicli v.'re <<> jirndo Â«> twi.cn the two commies was hnppy iii the 1'fimu-sion ihfit be wntikl hy hkh mt'titis ef feciikilly tvintnbiitc to tin rcnernl pacifica tion of lf.nropc i 1e tianqiniiij o vhuli htd ' bi-en loo long distmu^i l>y i tÂ«:cht8 which orciisinsicd hit w;.r that v t . s u-miin u omt a recrmciliation between th he public and the ottoman poneâ€”are all r i . yindng proofs of the dispiaaition of his via jesty and of his wifchea to neglect nolhtpg m his pdit whi_ch could tend to cohsoltdal that connexion which he hoped ruittht t^ibt for ever i as notorious as the ojiinion he entertained of it he nevertheless held himself bound to | lake his declaration as explicit as possible that it might not with truth be said that there was not a single government on the con tinent which hnd the courage to raise its voice m the caustr of justice Â» and that the russhin government might not be charged with hav ing omitted to call tije attention or i\s co-es tates to the dreadful consequent which musi necessarily ensue from a further neglert of order and cf thbso principles on which their well being and their twiritv depend it does not appear how itcoi-iu be so easily pro vetl in the present disp:t unrthftvnria by protesting against a manifest iu!atior itf tlie ww of nations committed beyond the limits of the fret>ch repnbliq.on u neutral territory ol the german empire by a guaranteeing and mediating power had ther by interfered in the internal affairs c france ; find to inter ! re in which the emperor never had ih most distant idea every state is indeed j competent to outlaw a person within its p-.vn limits ; but no state ins a right arbitrarily to place any pet ton dilt of t!>e protection of the law of nations ; because the latter does i not depend upon the decrees of any single tate but is grounded upon the unanimous will of the common we iih of sovereign states thus the french government could at mb&t demand of the princes of the german em pire in conformity to the treaty otluneville that the emigrants in their states who had not yet made the choice of a jfmtntry and a pjainst whom authentic proofs could be pro duced sho\i!d be removed ; but the french povtrnmtnt was by no means justified in the invasion of those states sword in bund to curry oft such persons by main force it will hardly be credited that the french cabinet could t maintain its erroneous pi^i ci|me deviate so far vom every reqni'iie dt coium and the regard due to truth as to ii ledge examples which were aitagetiier im pr>perto be mentioned ; thtu it should in an oflxial document recall even a father's death | to the recollection of his illustrious son in i oher to wound his tender feelings ; ai-d tf.at j 1 it should contrary to all truth and all proba bility raise an accusation against another i>o vernment whom france never ceases to r jÂ«Â«in a i **^